8, St Mary'S Grove

No. 8 St Mary's Grove is a house that has been converted into an office. It dates from the mid-18th century but has origins from around 1680, with later alterations and a restoration around 1985. The building is constructed of brick with timber-framed cross walls and features a double-span tile roof with coped gables and a brick stack, reflecting a Georgian style.

The exterior is two storeys high with an attic and has a symmetrical five-window arrangement. The projecting ground floor is adorned with a cornice and blocking course, topped with a brick frieze and cornice. The round-headed entrance includes a six-panel door, and the inner entrance features an original doorcase with a fanlight. The ground floor has two windows with 4:12:4-pane horned tripartite sashes, while the first floor has segmental-headed windows with rubbed brick cambered arches and brick keys above renewed 9/6-pane horned sashes. There are also two gabled dormers with horizontally-sliding sashes.

Inside, the building has been remodelled but retains 18th-century staircases with open strings, column-on-vase balusters, and moulded handrails, along with panelled dados. One ground floor room features mid-18th-century pine raised and fielded panelling. The halls are paved with limestone, and the stairs are approached through panelled arches with key blocks.

Originally, the building was constructed as a pair of semi-detached dwellings around 1680, and the front elevation was refaced around 1740, with further rebuilding in 1985.